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Table 2 Nutritional Status

From: Frailty phenotype and multi-domain impairments in older patients with chronic kidney disease

 

Overall cohort

n = 112

NF-CKD

n = 62 (55%)

F-CKD

n = 50 (45%)

P

Nutritional Parameters

 Albumin, gr/dl

4.0 ± 0.3

4.1 ± 0.3

4.0 ± 0.3

0.04

 Prealbumin, mg/dl

28.3 ± 5.4

29.3 ± 5.4

25.8 ± 5.1

0.037

 Total cholesterol, mg/dl

167 ± 37

163 ± 31

171 ± 44

0.28

 Transferrin, mg/dl

230 ± 40

229 ± 39

233 ± 41

0.62

 Vitamin D (25OH), ng/ml

29 ± 17

30 ± 15

28 ± 19

0.57

 CRP, mg/dl

0.46 ± 0.75

0.46 ± 0.79

0.46 ± 0.72

0.98

 nPCR, mg/kg/24 h

758 ± 227

787 ± 240

723 ± 206

0.13

 Hypoproteic diet, %

37

38

35

0.76

Body Compositiona

 BMI, kg/m2

28.0 ± 4.8

27.7 ± 4.2

28.3 ± 5.5

0.52

 MAMC, cm2

25 ± 3

25 ± 3

24 ± 3

0.10

Bio-impedentiometry results

 Lean tissue, %

48 ± 12

52 ± 11

43 ± 10

< 0.001

 Fat tissue, %

35 ± 9

33 ± 9

39 ± 8

< 0.001

 Lean tissue/fat tissue ratio

1.60 ± 0.98

1.84 ± 1.09

1.22 ± 0.61

0.004

 Over Hydration, L

1.3 ± 1.7

1.2 ± 1.8

1.5 ± 1.5

0.44

Malnutrition

 PEW, %

29

21

38

0.047

 MIS > 7%

27

11

46

< 0.001

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables
  2. CRP C Reactive Protein, nPCR Normalized Protein Catabolic Rate, BMI Body Mass Index, MAMC Mid-Arm Muscle Circumference, PEW Protein Energy Wasting, MIS Malnutrition Inflammation Score
  3. a data regarding body composition are available only for 84 patients